Weren't the bakers in Oregon ordered to pay $150,000?
$135,000. Outrageous. I miss the days of being able to hang a sign that says, "We reserve the right to refuse business for any reason" and have that stick. Being coerced by the government to provide a service that you have no desire to provide (nor reap the financial reward from providing) is simply wrong. Being fined for refusing the service is over the top. The "customers" should have sought another merchant willing to provide the service instead of seeking an opportunity to enrich themselves using phony tort law and invented offense and hurt feelings.
It is this kind of legal BS that keeps me working as a W2 employee instead of running my own business. Government regulations are simply too intrusive to make that even slightly appealing.